Camões Prize

Summary

Camões Prize is a literary award^[1]. It draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #58 of 526).^[2]

Key Facts

• Camões Prize won the Miguel Torga^[3].
• Camões Prize won the João Cabral de Melo Neto^[4].
• Camões Prize won the José Craveirinha^[5].
• Camões Prize won the Vergílio Ferreira^[6].
• Camões Prize won the Rachel de Queiroz^[7].
• Camões Prize won the Jorge Amado^[8].
• Camões Prize is in the country of Portugal^[9].
• Camões Prize's image is recorded as Camões Prize.png^[10].
• Camões Prize's instance of is recorded as literary award^[11].
• Q590 is named after Camões Prize^[12].
• Camões Prize's logo image is recorded as Prémio Camões logo.png^[13].
• Camões Prize's Commons category is recorded as Prêmio Camões de Literatura^[14].
• +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Camões Prize^[15].
• Camões Prize's start time is recorded as +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Camões Prize's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026306v^[17].
• Camões Prize's official website is recorded as http://livro.dglab.gov.pt/sites/DGLB/Portugues/premios/PremioCamoes/Paginas/PremioCamoes.aspx^[18].
• Camões Prize's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prêmio Camões de Literatura^[19].
• Camões Prize's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Camoes-Prize^[20].
• Camões Prize's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Prémio Camões'}^[21].
• Camões Prize's prize money is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+100000'}^[22].
• Camões Prize's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Camões Prize winners^[23].
• Camões Prize's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025^[24].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Miguel Torga^[3], a poet^[25], 1907–1995^[26], of Portugal^[27], awarded the Camões Prize^[28]; João Cabral de Melo Neto^[4], a poet^[29], 1920–1999^[30], of Brazil^[31], awarded the it^[32]; José Craveirinha^[5], a poet^[33], 1922–2003^[34], of Mozambique^[35], awarded the it^[36]; Vergílio Ferreira^[6], a writer^[37], 1916–1996^[38], of Portugal^[39], awarded the it^[40]; Rachel de Queiroz^[7], a journalist^[41], 1910–2003^[42], of Brazil^[43], awarded the it^[44]; and Jorge Amado^[8], a writer^[45], 1912–2001^[46], of Brazil^[47], awarded the it^[48].

Why It Matters

Camões Prize draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #58 of 526).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

What awards did Camões Prize receive?

Honors received include Miguel Torga^[3], João Cabral de Melo Neto^[4], José Craveirinha^[5], and Vergílio Ferreira^[6].